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It isn't pointing at particular system to blame. But if you feel like it's raining, it probably is.

• netmare 15d ago
  There's a Greek proverb disputing the latter: they are spitting on him and he thinks it's raining.
  • klibertp 15d ago
    Interestingly, an almost identical proverb exists in Polish ("him" is replaced with "swine" canonically, but it's often replaced by a person's name). It's used to suggest that someone is either too dumb or too self-assured to accept criticism. Is the intended meaning similar in Greek?
    • netmare 15d ago
      Yup, it's exactly the same.
• JumpCrisscross 15d ago
  > It isn't pointing at particular system to blame It's hypothesising a phenomenon. I'm looking for a measure. The phenomenon is intuitively correct, but also suspiciously attractive. Sort of like the bullshit-job (or corrupt-bureaucrat) hypotheses, where every job or public official one doesn't like can be conveniently terms bullshit absent any rigour.